1212 is a compilation of rare and unreleased archival material from The Soil Bleeds Black. This album tells the tale of the ill-fated Children’s Crusade in the year 1212. The Soil Bleeds Black performs traditional styled medieval folk music utilizing both synths and real instruments to draw the listener back in time. The effect is intensified with the addition of vocals by Dawn Desiree’.
THE SOIL BLEEDS BLACK (originally consisting of Mike & Mark Riddick) was one of the first early US medieval ambient artists to appear on the newly created Dark Age Productions in 1995 with “Summoning the Draons of Wyth” demo and later assisted operating the label with the Eastern Tower of DAP in the mid-late 1990s. The group later went on to produce multiple albums on labels such as Cold Meat Industry and World Serpent.